Release Date: 2/6/09
Push is a film about superpowers. Nick is a Mover. He can move things with his mind. Cassie is a Watcher. She can see into the future. Kira is a Pusher. She can make people do things against their will, even implant memories into their head. A government agency is after Kira and the location of a drug that supposedly enhances powers. Kira is the only one who has survived the injection. Nick was once involved in a relationship with Kira, and meets Cassie who he was told to protect. So they’re all connected in a way. Basically Push is a poor man’s X-Men. It’s cool seeing all kinds of people with superpowers but it’s already been done to death with the X-Men trilogy. Plus the story falls flat and doesn’t hold your interest for long.
Chris Evans plays Nick. He must have a fetish for superhumans because he’s also The Human Torch in the two Fantastic Four movies. If you had to pick one, he would be the lead character. You’re given a very quick back story for him that never really goes anywhere. Dakota Fanning plays Cassie. She has a back story that may be interesting but its never told. I’m not sure if they were hoping for a Push 2 or not but we never get any resolution to her story. Camilla Belle plays Kira. Not much is known about her and the audience is thrown for a loop a few times on what her real story is. Djimon Honsou plays the government agent who is after them.
There are two cool scenes in this movie. There’s a battle between Nick and another Mover that was pretty intense. My only problem is Nick’s power is telekinesis, not the ability to heal. He gets his ass kicked to the point where he might be dead, yet he’s always fine and just walking it off. The other cool scene is a big final battle which is the norm for a superhero type movie. The best characters were these Asian guys who had the power to scream loud to blow out your brain. Their faces were priceless when they screamed. It was comedy when it wasn’t really supposed to be. Anyway like I said already, everything in this movie was done better in the X-Men trilogy. I was expecting a bit more from director Paul McGuigan who did the surprisingly awesome Lucky Number Slevin. But the writer of this isn’t known for much so maybe that’s where the problem lies. Either way, I was not pleasantly surprised with this film like I hoped to be. It pretty much fell flat like I had expected.
IMDB – 6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes – 23%
Movie Wiseguys – 5/10
